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Breath

Breath means life. The first thing a newborn baby does is breathe. Most people, without knowing what proper breathing is and why it is necessary, take reflexive breaths just to survive. Why is breathing, which seems like a simple thing, so important? Breath contains basic needs for both the body and the mind.

Prana, which is mentioned in Sanskrit texts, can be translated as breath or universal cosmic energy. Here, we become aware of the dimensions of breathing, that is, this process that is often overlooked but has a universal meaning. In Eastern traditions, breathing is seen as different from a simple process of air intake and output. Even though all people in the world breathe in the same mixture of gases, the ways of breathing are also an important factor.

Meditation

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Meditation is a way of knowing oneself through awareness, which is common in Far Eastern cultures such as Tibet, China, India, Japan, and Thailand. In other words, it is being an observer without intervening in the mechanism called the mind, which never stops and is not yet understood and is not very possible to understand, and without entering into its direction, that is, without entering into the past and future, and only remaining in the present moment.

In passive meditation (ZEN), which is done in a quiet place with eyes closed and sitting upright, nothing is actually done. In other words, it is a moment of inactivity. It is the state of being alone with one's own existence. It can also be summarized as conscious sleep. In active meditation, there is any action done with awareness. This can be controlled or automatic breathing, dancing, yoga, exercise, or washing the dishes. Over time, the state of meditation is also applied to our daily tasks and brings awareness to the events that occur around us. By increasing awareness, we get rid of the guidance of the mind and environmental conditions and enter a position where we use ourselves as we wish.

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